Joshua 16:4:3Josh.16.4.W3TAB
מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה
menasheh
“Manasseh”
- Transliteration
- me-na-SHEH
- Extended
- meh-nah-SHEH
- IPA
- /mənʃeˈheː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Manasseh
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
me-na-SHEH
- phraseyour reading level
me-na-SHEH ve-ef-RA-yim
- sentence
va-yin-kha-LU be-NEI-yo-SEF me-na-SHEH ve-ef-RA-yim
Exegesis
The construct noun phrase bənê Yôsēp̄ {בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף | bənê yôsēp̄} ‘sons of Joseph’ foregrounds tribal descent before specifying Menāššēh {מְנַשֶּׁה | menāššēh} and wə-’Efrāyīm {וְאֶפְרָיִם | wə-’efrāyīm}.
In context — Joshua 16:4
And the sons of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—received their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 16:4, so the Hebrew word מְנַשֶּׁ֥ה (menasheh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.16.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.4.W3.S1) and character.